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Management Guides

  

General Guides


A Simple Guide to Your Company's Financial Statements

The Small Business Owner's Guide To Financial Control

Understanding Commercial Lending: The Question and Answer Guide

E-Commerce Business Profile

The e-Commerce business profile guides the reader in understanding how to effectively use the Internet in order to expand their business.

Employer Options for Child Care Programs

This publication outlines available options for assisting employees with child care, as well as provides agency and organizational contacts who can provide technical assistance to employers throughout this process.

Resource Directory for Minorities, Women, Veterans and Disabled Persons

Franchises

Below are three publications offered by the Illinois Attorney General's Franchise Bureau to assist franchisors wanting to sell franchises in Illinois and prospective franchisees who want to buy a franchise.

Industry-Specific Guides


Grocery/Convenience Store Start-up

This free guide was written to provide future grocery/convenience store entrepreneurs with the resources needed to facilitate the start-up process and lend support to existing stores.

Restaurant Start-Up

This free guide provides future restaurateurs with the resources needed to facilitate the start-up process and give support to existing restaurant owners.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Construction Tax Curriculum

The Construction Center of Excellence was designed to provide educational products for use by taxpayers, stakeholders and educational institutions. This includes a specialized web page on the IRS web site, a list of specialized publications and reference guide links to related web sites, presentations, key messages and more. The mission of the construction Center of Excellence is to provide voluntary compliance and reduce the taxpayer burden of the construction industry.

Starting a Center-Based Child Care Program

If you're thinking about starting a childcare center in your community, download this useful guide to planning a successful program. It will teach you how to obtain proper licensing, develop a business plan, hire employees and lots more.

Starting a Community Child Care Program

For communities that lack ample or quality childcare, we've created this guide to help devoted parents or parenting groups build a childcare system in their community. Download the guide to learn about building teams, exploring tax-exempt status and other important issues.

Starting a Family Home Child Care Program

If you're thinking about becoming a family home childcare provider, there's no doubt that Illinois needs you. This guide can help you plan a successful home childcare business with useful resources on acquiring licensing, creating budgets, preparing meal programs and more.

Winery Startup Profile

As the wine industry in Illinois continues to grow each year, the First Stop Business Information Center is making it easier for new and existing wineries to flourish. Included in this comprehensive guide are up-to-date industry facts, market and sales data as well as a business plan workbook created specifically for wineries. Cheers!

All Other Business Start-ups

This free guide provides new and future business owners with information on everything from locating a site for your start-up to applying for licenses and insurance.

All of these publications are also available free by calling the DCEO First Stop office at 1-800-252-2923.

 
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